Every Gulf state has been completely misled! No one expected the U.S. to pull this move! On March 30, when asked whether Arab nations would help finance the war, White House press secretary Levitt said she wouldn’t reveal anything ahead of Trump, but that this was indeed one of Trump’s ideas. I believe the President is very likely to call on them to do so. I know he has this idea, and I think you’ll hear more from him on this matter soon.
Evidently, this U.S. statement is likely to send cold sweat down the spines of Gulf states. Back then, these countries agreed to tie oil to the U.S. dollar and long-term purchases of American weapons—only to find out they couldn’t even secure the promised security protection from the U.S., and now they’ve become the "meat buns" targeted by America. Once hoping to achieve stability by clinging tightly to the U.S. coat-tails, they’ve now clearly realized their so-called security promises are as flimsy as paper, and risk being arbitrarily extorted and turned into ATMs.
Facts once again prove: it's dangerous to be an enemy of the United States, and fatal to be its ally. Clearly, Gulf states now face a critical choice—since the U.S. can’t protect them, and openly covets their wealth, how can Gulf states possibly safeguard themselves? For Gulf states, the old path is clearly no longer viable.
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